for my baby girl who is getting her tonsils out today. I know it’s a routine procedure, but I’m a Mom and it’s a bit scary. Thanks in advance!

like an outsider when I read tricks and tips on web design. It’s stupid, I know, but I think those of us that are self-taught in our profession or career have a harder time feeling qualified to do it…does that make sense? Anyway, I saw this cool tip on making IE6 render .png files properly and thought “wow, what a great trick!”…and then I wondered if knowing exactly what that means somehow makes me a bit more qualified to do what I do. I know, it’s late, LOL, maybe I should go to bed.

So, I’m getting more and more inquiries for design work. I just finished up the coolest site, check it out:

The Lost Art of Customer Service

Is that a sharp looking site or what? It’s a mix of a couple of themes, I usually just find what I need and duct tape it together to make it do what I want it to do. It was an all-day affair, but I’m so happy with everything I learned in the process. Oh and yes, it’s a Wordpress blog. Oh and yes, I know, I should fix up my own, huh? But, the funny thing is, I still like mine . Maybe I’ll just make another one to put up for sale at The Blog Shoppe…in my spare time, LOL.

Maybe I can make a habit of making a quick blog entry over coffee before I wake the kiddos…sounds like a good plan, huh?

We went to Branson this weekend and had a good time. I didn’t take any photos, believe it or not. Two reasons…one, the Rebel battery was dead and I kept forgetting to recharge it and two, well, I just wanted to enjoy it without a camera around my neck. We went to Turpentine Creek on the way up and saw the big cats…that is such a neat place. We stayed in the hotel with the water park, NOT worth the premium price, though. We did go see Noah, the Musical and it was really wonderful. Can’t tell ya why, wouldn’t want to ruin it for anyone who had the chance to go, but if you get the chance, go.

Today is the first day of school, so we have our supplies all bagged up and ready to go. We had orientation yesterday and met the new teachers and I’m sure they’ll do just fine. I had fun with them this Summer, but it’s good to know I can get back into a routine, especially since I’m really trying to build The Blog Shoppe into enough of a business that I can call it my full-time job. Freelance work is great when there’s enough of it, but at this point, I don’t have a consistent enough flow to not need another job. In a town like this, getting a REAL job is tough because we have no child care options for school breaks and Summer, so I NEED to work at home. I guess most people in this town either have at least one parent at home or have family that helps with the kids on breaks, but we don’t have family so me being home is really our only option.

Okay, I don’t think I really said much, but at least I blogged . I’m going to finish this cup of coffee and get on some makeup so I don’t scare them at the school when I help the kiddos carry in their stuff, LOL. Have a great day!